General Operational Requirements

Requirement	Reference Club	Open Public	Public Interest Club	Restricted Public	Corporate
Fees payable by the Club to Agora Speakers International	Free	Free	Free	$40 per year per club member payable in advance	$100 set-up fee $50 per year per club member payable in advance with a $600 minimum
Fees payable by members to Agora Speakers International	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free
Fees payable by members to the Club	Up to each club	Up to each club	Up to each club	Up to each club	Up to each club
Minimum number of members for chartering	12	8	8	8	8
Need to register and obtain a club number?
Must accept guests
Must accept visiting members from other Agora clubs
Must accept visiting country ambassadors or association officials for the purpose of auditing the meetings.
The club may require having a relationship with other organizations in order to join
Must publish online detailed finances available to everyone	(if the club charges fees)	(if the club charges fees)	(if the club charges fees)	(if the club charges fees)
Must follow all the branding guidelines.
Must follow all the rules for club finances.
May promote within the club the interests of a different organization.
Must show affiliation with Agora Speakers International
Educational Program	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	May be customized
Educational Materials	Standard	Standard	Standard	Standard	May be Branded
Meetings	At least 2 per month	At least 1 per month	No requirements	No requirements	No requirements
Meeting Announcements	All meetings publicly anonunced in advance	All meetings publicly anonunced in advance	No requirements	No requirements	No requirements
Can have an age limitation ("Youth Club" )
Must keep an active online presence with announcements of future meetings and reports (including pictures and/or videos) of past meetings

Meeting Requirements

Requirement	Reference Club	Open Public	Public Interest Club	Restricted Public	Corporate
Single Meeting Leader throughout the meeting
Prepared Speeches
Hot Questions
Thinking Critically
Grammarian
Timer
Evaluator
Meeting Evaluator
Word of The Day
Thought of The Day
Against All Odds
Project of the Month	1 project every month	At least 3 projects a year	At least 3 projects a year
Goal-Oriented Meetings	At least 6/year	At least 6/year
Icebreaker Games	At least 4/year	At least 4/year
Language Improvement	Required in foreign-language clubs	Required in foreign-language clubs
Listening Evaluator	At least 4/year	At least 4/year
Body Language Evaluator	At least 4/year	At least 4/year
Debate	At least 1 every 2 months	At least 4/year	At least 4/year	At least 4/year
Projects (or parts of projects) from the Agora Educational Program	All but at most 1	At least 1 per regular meeting	At least 1 per regular meeting	At least 1 per regular meeting	No Requirements
The subject of the speeches may be limited by the club				(only to the purpose of the organization)	(only to the purpose of the organization)
All speeches, roles and meeting sections must be evaluated according to criteria known in advance
All meeting sections must be timed
Members can do speeches from other educational programs (educational materials must be legally owned)
Members can do custom speeches (provided that they communicate in advance the goals and evaluation criteria)
Meeting Leader should provide an introduction about Agora Speakers International, its goals and mission	Always	Only required if there are guests or new members	Only required if there are guests or new members	Only required if there are guests or new members	No specific requirement
All new members should receive a welcome pack containing at least the Welcome To Agora Speakers brochure.	Always Printed	Printed if the club collects fees; otherwise, a link to the document may be indicated.	Always Printed	Always Printed	Always Printed

Clubs can expand meetings with arbitrary sections and roles, provided they have an educational purpose and are consistent with the mission and goals of Agora Speakers International.

Officer Requirements

Requirement	Reference Club	Open Public	Public Interest Club	Restricted Public	Corporate
President
Vice President, Education
Vice President, Membership
Vice President, Community Leadership
Vice President, Marketing
Treasurer (must be a different person from  the President of the club)	Required if the club collects fees	Required if the club collects fees	Required if the club collects fees	Required if the club collects fees
Secretary
Meeting Facilitator
Community Manager
All officer positions are	Elected for 1 year	Elected for 1 year	Elected for 1 year	Elected for 1 year	Elected or appointed
Club may define additional officer roles
An officer role (except for the President) may be shared between several people
An person may have more than one officer role (except for President and Treasurer at the same time)

Note that these requirements may change from time to time. Fees for Restricted and Corporate clubs are revised every year.

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